Analyzing The UNOH Battle At The Beach At Daytona International Speedway

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 17, 2014) – The NASCAR Whelen Modified and Whelen Sothern Modified Tours will go head-to-head in the second edition of the UNOH Battle At The Beach on the short track at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway on Tuesday, Feb. 18. Below is a statistical look at the performance of selected drivers:

Daytona Race Setup:

· The non-points UNOH Battle At The Beach will open the competition season for the NASCAR Whelen Modified and NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tours.

· There are five drivers entered for Daytona that will attempt to make their NASCAR Whelen Modified debut, including: Kyle Benjamin, Bud McIntyre, Matt Montineri, Dave Sapienza and T.J. Zacharias.

· The 2014 UNOH Battle At The Beach will have a first-time winner as inaugural event victor Steve Park is not entered this year.

AT DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY:

History

· Groundbreaking for Daytona International Speedway was Nov. 25, 1957. The soil underneath the banked corners was dug from the infield of the track and the hole filled with water. It is now known as Lake Lloyd.

· The first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Daytona was a 100-mile qualifying race for the Daytona 500 on Feb. 20, 1959 – won by Bob Welborn.

· Lights were installed in the spring of 1998 and the track underwent a repave in 2010. The backstretch skid pad was widened during that repave, allowing for the possibility of a temporary oval that is now utilized for the UNOH Battle At The Beach.

Notebook

· The full 2.5-mile tri-oval at Daytona has played host to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 133 times, the NASCAR Nationwide Series 44 times and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series 14 times.

· The inaugural UNOH Battle At The Beach was held on Feb. 18-19, 2013. Kyle Larson won the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series late model feature, Steve Park was victorious in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race and Cameron Hayley took the checkered flag in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series event. All three were non-points races.

· The upcoming 2014 season will be the 30th for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. The 14-race schedule will open with the Icebreaker 150 on Sunday, April 6 at Thompson (Conn.) Speedway Motorsports Park. Ryan Preece is the reigning NWMT champion.

· The 2014 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour schedule will consists of 15 events starting with the Caraway 150 on Sunday, March 9 at Caraway Speedway in rural Sophia, N.C. George Brunnhoelzl III is the three-time defending NWSMT titlist.